**Join BayCare as a Genetic Counseling Assistant** **📍** **Location:** **St. Joseph’s Main & Children’s Hospital – Tampa, FL** **🏥** **Facility:** **BayCare Health System, Laboratory Administration – HSS** **🕒** **Shift:** **Days (8-Hour Shifts)** **📅** **Schedule:** **PRN | Occasional Weekends | No On-Call | Hybrid Work Option** **📄** **Status:** **Non-Exempt** **About BayCare** **BayCare is one of the largest employers in the Tampa Bay area, with 16 community-based hospitals, a long-term acute care facility, home health services, outpatient centers, and thousands of physicians. Our 30,000+ team members bring innovation and compassion together to deliver exceptional health care built on trust, dignity, respect, responsibility, and clinical excellence.** **At BayCare, we combine high-tech with high-touch—pairing advanced technology with compassionate service to advance superior health care throughout the communities we serve.** **Role Overview** **As a** **Genetic Counseling Assistant** **, you will support the Genetic Counselor and broader care team by coordinating patient referrals, scheduling appointments, and managing pre-authorization and consent processes. This vital role ensures seamless communication among patients, clinicians, and counselors while maintaining accurate documentation and tracking of genetic testing.** **You will play an important part in providing compassionate support to patients and families, handling inquiries, preparing documentation for the electronic medical record (EMR), and ensuring timely follow-up throughout the genetic counseling process.** **Key Responsibilities** + **Support Genetic Counselors with scheduling, referrals, and documentation.** + **Obtain patient consent, medical records, and testing pre-authorizations.** + **Assist patients with follow-up, inquiries, and escort when needed.** + **Enter and update patient data in the tracker system and EMR.** + **Facilitate communication between counselors, clinicians, and patients.** + **Prepare and scan records into the EMR to maintain complete documentation.** + **Ensure confidentiality and compliance with all health information standards.** + **Maintain a strong understanding of medical terminology relevant to genetics.** **Qualifications** **🎓** **Education** + **Required:** **High School Diploma or GED** + **Preferred:** **Bachelor’s Degree in Science or related field** **📊** **Experience** + **Required:** **1 year of related experience (may substitute for a bachelor’s degree)** + **Preferred:** **1 year of experience in healthcare or medical-related field** **Take the Next Step** **Make a meaningful impact by supporting patients and families through the genetic counseling process.** **Apply today to join BayCare as a** **Genetic Counseling Assistant** **!** **BayCare is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Veterans and individuals with disabilities are encouraged to apply.** **Position** Genetic Counseling Assistant **Location** Tampa:St Josephs | Clinical | PRN **Req ID** 120769